tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946675798784275561.post3653958003897918903..comments2024-01-28T13:50:18.030-08:00Comments on Tomcat's Outdoor Adventures: Climbing the Peaks of Cloverdale BasinTOMCAThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06654755402217370740noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946675798784275561.post-82976281451454341352017-06-16T05:52:37.576-07:002017-06-16T05:52:37.576-07:00Hermit Lakes Road near Rito Alto is another popula...Hermit Lakes Road near Rito Alto is another popular ATV/jeep climb and it goes higher and has better views at around 13,000-probably the highest in the Sangres. See my blog Climbing Rito Alto and Hermit Peaks from 7/3/16. As far as 198 I wouldn't really want to take a trailer above the Rainbow Trail on it. It would be VERY bouncy. See the last photo above- this is average rockiness. Plus the Hayden Pass Fire was near hear last year. If they had fire equipment in here it probably made the road even worse.TOMCAThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06654755402217370740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946675798784275561.post-78649168562411983632017-06-15T19:48:12.290-07:002017-06-15T19:48:12.290-07:00Thanks for the very quick reply and detailed info....Thanks for the very quick reply and detailed info. That is much appreciated. The trailer I would be hauling is only for the UTV. We would be tent camping. Would that change your opinion on the accessibility of the road for the trailer or are you still thinking it would be a rough ride? It's a challenge going to new locations without some beta on the area. Are there any other locations in this area that you would recommend before FS198? Good locations to ride with some decent primitive camping that is fairly accessible is all we seek. Thanks again. snoboardzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12223781206956433657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946675798784275561.post-15813337911399481182017-06-15T16:09:18.779-07:002017-06-15T16:09:18.779-07:00There are a FEW* places along 198There are a FEW* places along 198TOMCAThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06654755402217370740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946675798784275561.post-86091025668062118592017-06-15T16:07:45.666-07:002017-06-15T16:07:45.666-07:00You can take the UTV up to the Cloverdale Mine bui...You can take the UTV up to the Cloverdale Mine buildings and slightly past it between the buildings and Silver Lake- if I remember right about a 1/2 mile below Silver Lake. There is a fair amount of ATV/Jeep traffic there on the weekends including groups from the Rainbow Trail Lutheran Camp. Right before the Lutheran Camp. There is a Forest Service Campground called Lake Creek. It's a pretty basic no frills campground. There are a full places that people camp along 198 with the Rainbow Lake area being pretty common but it might be a little rough with a trailer- it gets pretty rocky. There is another FS road that goes past the Duckett Trailhead toward the Brush Lakes. I've never been up it but there may be options there near the creeks.TOMCAThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06654755402217370740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946675798784275561.post-89076607610961135602017-06-15T14:40:03.791-07:002017-06-15T14:40:03.791-07:00I tried to comment the other day but I guess I exp...I tried to comment the other day but I guess I experienced some technical problems. I was inquiring if the forest road 198 you had mentioned was open to OHV's all the way to the top of the road? I live up by Nederland and do most of my hiking up here but I also have a UTV that I use to explore other areas of the state with. I looked at your hike on GoogleMaps and it looks like some awesome terrain. I was planning a trip down that way and thought I would include forest road 198 on my itinerary if the road had access all the way to the top and if there was good primitve camping nearby accessible by truck and trailer that would be ideal. Thanks for any info you can provide. snoboardzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12223781206956433657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946675798784275561.post-82831633566086800982014-12-03T08:21:15.850-08:002014-12-03T08:21:15.850-08:00From Rainbow Lake, climb the steep rock to the rid...From Rainbow Lake, climb the steep rock to the ridge and you'll hit the unofficial trail that runs to treeline. For an unofficial trail it's in very good shape.TOMCAThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06654755402217370740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946675798784275561.post-80580210847120060082014-12-02T22:16:18.306-08:002014-12-02T22:16:18.306-08:00I just stumbled upon your blog post. I live in Sil...I just stumbled upon your blog post. I live in Silver Cliff and was looking at routes up Eagle. A friend of mine climbed it a couple years ago and I thought he said he did it from the north ridge. Your post confirms it. Great pics and TR!Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08755177239423775243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946675798784275561.post-72719350629069141212014-09-25T19:59:24.527-07:002014-09-25T19:59:24.527-07:00Thanks for looking at the blog and enjoying the pi...Thanks for looking at the blog and enjoying the pics. I'm in Colorado, not Washington and Cloverdale Basin in the blog is in the Sangre de Cristo Range. I lived in Maine before moving to Colorado and many of my blog posts are hikes in Maine and a few NH as well. Maybe you'll enjoy those pics and find a new place to hike in northern New England.TOMCAThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06654755402217370740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946675798784275561.post-67483173818799392682014-09-25T19:38:18.672-07:002014-09-25T19:38:18.672-07:00Wow, beautiful pics man! I would so love to live o...Wow, beautiful pics man! I would so love to live out there or Washington State. I`m in Ct and just started backpacking in the last two years mainly in New Hampshire and Maine. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com